INNOVATE 2020: PILOT GRANT PROGRAM
EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH | 2020 PILOT GRANT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS

"Impacts of COVID-19 on the Neurodevelopmental Community and a Plan for Continued Care"
Leonard Abbeduto, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC Davis Health
Director, UC Davis MIND Institute

"Investigating the risk of dose reduction for patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy"
Alicia Agnoli, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor
Family and Community Medicine, UC Davis Health

"The role of norepinephrine-induced neuronal plasticity in attention and learning"
Timothy Hanks, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology, UC Davis Health

“Parenting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Parent and Child Mental Health and Well-being”
Paul Hastings, Ph.D.
Professor
Center for Mind and Brain, UC Davis Health
Department of Psychology, UC Davis Health

“Improving medical trainees’ empathy and effectiveness in caring for people who use drugs”
Phillip Summers, M.D., M.P.H.